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How To Handle A Dead Bird WHEN FINDING AN INJURED BIRD, YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO BRING IT TO A FEDERALLY LICENSED REHABILITATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LONGER THAN 24 HOURS AFTER YOU FOUND THE BIRD. KEEPING A WILD ANIMAL IN YOUR POSSESSION WITHOUT A FEDERAL PERMIT IS AGAINST THE LAW. How to handle a dead bird: • Approach the bird as if it were alive. (Sometimes "dead" birds are just stunned and fly away when you try to pick them up.) • Put the bird into a freezer Ziploc bag. Do not pick the bird up with your bare hands, but use disposable latex gloves. • If you think the bird has died as the result of a collision with glass, please report the species (if known), time, date and location where you found it to NYC Audubon for our records. • Dispose of the bird in the garbage or store it in a cool dry place if a NYC Audubon representative has informed you they will pick it up. • Always be sure to wash your hands before touching your eyes, nose, mouth, etc., after handling a bird -- whether dead or alive. • Do not handle or look at the bird any more than is absolutely necessary. Human contact is stressful
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